Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-10
OAK PARK
ADDITION TO SACRAMENTO.

caIpu 10 Iudkt Out VI lllc lnObt huhdsohiS
places in the State. 1t embraces some $50
acres, of which a portion Immediately ad-
joining the city has been su1divided into
town lots. 1t has broad avenues which
have be n graded, and along their borders
the management will have palm, oil Iange,
magnolia and other semi-tropical fruits set
out this winter. They say they will spare
neither time nor money to make it one OF
the most attractive parks in the State, as
they wish to show to the Eastern people
that all semi-tropical trees will flourish in
Central California, In fact it will be the
aim to make it SO attractive that it will be
considered a rare treat to own lot aud re
side within the boundary of Oak Park.
1t is proposed to carry the city water and
gas to the Park as soon as sufficient mum
Der of consumers can be secured to Justify
it. Pure water in abundance can be secured
at a depth of forty feet, and can be obtained
very cheap.
Wood can be purchased for Sc so per cord
and the commodities of life are very cheap,
enabling man of family to live as cheaply
as anywhere in the United States.
For manufacturing this location is one of
the best, and negotiations are now pending
with gentleman in Michigan for the loca-
ton of watch factory within the confines
of the Park.
A franchise has just been granted by the
trustees of Sacramento city for an electric
rail road, and it will be built Immediately
running through the principal streets OF
Sacramento, connecting the passenger de
pot in Sacramento city with the park.
All avenues leading to the park are wa
tered through the summer months by con
tract, and the land has sufficient slope to ad-
init of good drainage. 1t is claimed to be
one of the healthiest of locations. The
mortality statistics for upwards of thirty
years establish the fact that the percent
age of deaths in Sacramento is as low as the
lowest.
The days. with very few exceptions, are
cool and never get uncomfortably hot; the
evenings are delightful, and after long and
wearysday's work, the cool breeze fans one
to sleep, and they awake in the morning re-
freshed and ready to buckle on the armor fol-
another days toll. A word about Sacra
me nto City before we close. Her advanta
ges are SO many and well known it seems
hardly worth while to speak of them. She
is the geographical center of the State. The
State Capitol and the State Agricultural So
ciety being located here, with the largest ex
position building west of the Missouri river
Commercially she is the second largest in
the State, ..and in proportion to population
the largest. Her shipments amount to over
$5O,OOO,O 900 annually. and yearly increas-
ing. Her population is about 10000 and
daily increasing. Although a large number
of houses have been built the past few years,
there is hardly vacant house in the city
Sacramento holds out special inducements
to skilled labor. The great workshops Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 10
Gated here, have in their employ over 2OOC
men, and Governor Stanford recently said
inside of three years more they would have
a payroll of from 1000 to 5000 men. They
disburse monthly about 100000. There
are several other large factories-Hill's
wagon and carriage factory, Clark's pottery,
Capital soap works, Sacramento, Capital and
Union iron works, and several of the largest
wholesale and retail houses upon the coast.
p ace in this or any other State, and a large
number of parents come to reside here in
order that they may avail themselves of
their advantages. The graduates of the High
School are admitted to the State University
without special examination. Her school
buildings are among the finest structures in
the State, having corps of one hundred
teocherc and are copducted as channly as
any, the per capita being only about $25
annually, and there are several private insti-
tutions located here, among which are the
Business College and the Christian Brothers
College. The Cathedral, one of the finest
structures in the State, is now in course OF
construction. Her Protestant churches are
presided over by the most eloquent clergy
men.
In the gardens of Sacramento will be
found the choicest OF flowers and tenderest
of plants, that bloom the entire year. Oran.
ges, lemons, olives and all deciduous fruits
reach their highest perfection in Sacramento
and vicinity. The orange ripening as early
as November, owing to the absence of exces
sive humidity in the atmosphere, the un
slightly smut is seldom seen upon the citrus
fruits raised in this vicinity. twenty-five
daily passenger trains arrive and depar
from Sacramento, and five daily trains be
tween San Francisco and this point, one be
ing called the lightning train, her running
time being two hours and thirty minutes
All fruit is shipped to the East from this
point over the Central Pacific Railroad, al
| other routes being too hot to admit of ship
ment. In 1885, 1O18 carloads went through
and thissyear they will far exceed that mum
ber this being the starting point and nearer
the Eastern market by day and a half than
many otherlpoints. Lands should sell for a
considerable advance, and are worth it,
owing to the fact that fruit can remain upon
IKE trees one day, and, in some instances
two days, longer than in other locations
consequently the fruit is in much better
condition when it reaches its journeys end
by reason of its not having been picked SO
long.
We have inqu ired into the reputation and
stunding of thetgentlemen comprising the
syndicate-Oak Park-and now we can as
sure our readers they will carry out every
thing that isIrepresented in this article that
appertains to Oak Park.
The management have secured from the
Railroad Company round trip excursion
tickets on'frst-class trains from San Fran
cisco and Oakland for So, good on 6;30 p
NJ train Monday, the 10Th, or 7:3O A. M
train Tuesday, the 18th. From Stockton
and Marysville they are 50 round trip. good
on any early train Tuesday. Tickets are
good from above points to return on any
train Wednesday. From Los Angeles, $50
good for two weeks from Saturday, 10th
or Sunday, 1Ith). owing 10 the distance and
cost, a rebate of So will be made to those
purchasing lot who hold return ticket to
Los Angeles.
The time is near at hand when homes, OF
home sites, in the suburbs of the growing
metropolis OF Sacramento will be eagerly
sought after. Property values have been ex-
ceedingly low up to this time, but cannot
longer remain so under the demands for
pleasant homes. Now is the time for those
who desire to prepare for Ithe future to ac-